The impact of motherhood on perceived stress, illness intrusiveness and fear of cancer recurrence in young breast cancer survivors over time.

摘要: Objective: Parenting while coping with breast cancer can be challenging for many young women, yet little is known about the impact of motherhood on their well-being over time.Design: The first part this study examined differences in perceived stress, illness intrusiveness and fear recurrence between survivors without children two separate time frames (0–5 5–15 years since diagnosis). second identified determinants these elements mothers exclusively.Main outcome measures: Seven hundred forty North American women previously diagnosed completed measures intrusiveness, parenting stress (mothers only) via a web-based survey.Results: Compared to children, reported higher levels intimate life domains during both frames. Part 2 revealed how...